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Australia’s international borders are closed, but there are exceptions.
For the international tennis tournament, players and their coaches flew into the country on 17 charter flights from seven nations. All of the estimated 1,200 players, coaches, staff members and officials were required to receive negative coronavirus tests before boarding their planes, which were kept at 25% capacity.
However, two positive cases were detected on a flight from Los Angeles and a third case was found on a flight from Abu Dhabi. Sylvain Bruneau, who coaches Canadian star Bianca Andreescu, said he tested positive after arriving from Abu Dhabi, but the rest of his team has tested negative.
The line to get a COVID vaccine in N.J. got much longer after the CDC changes guidelines
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
Camden County Public Health Nurse Margarita Camacho administering a COVID-19 vaccination at Camden County College.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Last week amid a rocky and chaotic rollout of the nation’s coronavirus vaccination campaign, the Trump administration issued new guidelines greatly expanding vaccine eligibility to those 65 years and older.
Outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said there was no reason for states to complete vaccinating all healthcare providers before opening vaccinations to older Americans and other vulnerable populations, comparing the situation to the boarding of an airplane at an airport gate.
Biden Team Inheriting a Huge Mess on COVID Vaccine Rollout, Warns Ron Klain
On 1/17/21 at 11:44 AM EST
As the U.S. government continues to face criticism over its nationwide COVID-19 vaccine rollout, incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain discussed the Biden administration s plans to expand immunization access after this week s inauguration. Addressing confusion that has characterized much of the rollout so far during an appearance on CNN s
State of the Union Sunday morning, Klain admitted that the new administration is inheriting a huge mess from current federal officials.
Donald Trump s Operation Warp Speed, an initiative created last year to manage vaccine distribution to states, quickly fell behind its stated timeline to deliver immunization doses following the first candidates authorizations in December.